The players held a minute’s silence before kick-off during Portugal’s final group match against Colombia in Miami.
The other match in Group K between DR Congo and Uzbekistan and the two previous meetings in Group L also had a moment of silence before the start of the matches. It is expected that the remaining two matches until Saturday will also follow the same protocol.
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The gesture was to pay respect to the people who died during the recent earthquake in the South American country of Venezuela.
Two serious earthquakes, measuring more than 7.1 on the Richter scale, hit the country earlier this week. The death toll stood at 920 as of Friday, with more than 3,000 people injured.
Published on June 28, 2026
